People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on The Bahamas & United States

Childless women, aged 40-44: Proportion of women who have not given birth by age 40-44.
Marriages: Marriages by urban/rural residence.
Marriages per thousand people: Marriages by urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women: Legal Age for Marriage.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men: Minimum legal age at which men can be married without parental consent.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married without parental consent.
Teen marriage rate > Men: Percentage of male population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of males in the same age group.
Teen marriage rate > Women: Percentage of female population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of females in the same age group.
Total divorces: Total number of divorces in given year by country.
Total divorces per thousand people: Total number of divorces in given year by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Years spent single before marriage > Females: Singulate mean age at marriage.
Years spent single before marriage > Males: Singulate mean age at marriage.

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STAT	The Bahamas	United States
Childless women, aged 40-44	8% Ranked 7th.	18% Ranked 1st. 2 times more than The Bahamas
Marriages	3,915 Ranked 68th.	2.12 million Ranked 2nd. 541 times more than The Bahamas
Marriages per thousand people	10.69 Ranked 6th. 57% more than United States	6.8 Ranked 27th.
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	<18	13
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 5th. The same as United States	18 Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 4th. The same as United States	18 Ranked 52nd.
Teen marriage rate > Men	0.5 Ranked 7th.	1.5 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than The Bahamas
Teen marriage rate > Women	3.1 Ranked 10th. 11% more than United States	2.8 Ranked 13th.
Total divorces	399 Ranked 74th.	877,000 Ranked 2nd. 2198 times more than The Bahamas
Total divorces per thousand people	1.11 Ranked 63th.	2.81 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than The Bahamas
Years spent single before marriage > Females	27.2 years Ranked 5th. 3% more than United States	26.3 years Ranked 8th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	29.1 years Ranked 6th. 2% more than United States	28.6 years Ranked 8th.

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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